Stress: 8 Sneaky signals not to be overlooked

We run every day from one side to the other, without having a moment of time devoted to ourselves. And if we stopped for a while listening to our body? We might find out that we are launching signals to let us know that stress is taking over from us. If the hair gets entangled in the brush, if we get a lot worse than usual, if it seems to have lost our ability to digest everything, it might be a source of stress.

Here are 8 subtle and silent signals to recognize it and start to fight it …

Your hair falls

The hair loss it is quite natural: it is estimated that we can lose it from day to day at 100 to 200. Fall may increase in conjunction with certain factors, such as seasonal change, or during pregnancy or menopause, after a disease or during a diet drastic. Stress can also help it: in this case, the hair looks thinner and fragile, more likely to break. Severe periods of psycho-physical stress can then alter the growth and falling balance by triggering a process.

You’ll get sick most easily

There was a time when you were invincible, you never got sick, not even a fever, not even a cold. What has happened to you now? Influenza or other types of viruses force you to sleep more often and stay for a long time. This is because stress works on the immune system, weakening it. If it is true that our body is “studied” to cope with external aggression, it is also true that if overloaded, it is tilting and unable to respond adequately.

Do not digest well

At times of severe stress, we can feel that our digestive system tends to stay behind. We do not digest easily and we often feel swollen. This is because gastrointestinal tract organs are closely related to the brain: if the brain senses stress, anxiety, and fear, it automatically sends signals to other organs, including the stomach and intestines. In response, we can accuse diarrhea, nausea or vomiting.

Wounds heal slowly

You cut yourself while cooking or burning with the oven. You have been treated immediately, but the wound does not hesitate to heal. Even this may be the sign that you are going through a period of strong stress. During periods of psychophysical pressure, cuts and wounds tend to heal more slowly than normal.

The view worsens

You do not seem to see us well or anyway, to see us worse than before, even with your glasses. You may not have lost some degree but be simply stressed. The circulation, in fact, suffers from stress and decreases the flow of blood pumped from our heart to some areas, including the brain, skin, and heart. The stress can also lead the pupils to dilate more easily: it is as if the body was preparing to face an enemy. In this case, the view may seem blurred. No fear, in short, if our eyes “do not work together” after an intense day of study or work: everything could return to normal after restoring a balanced lifestyle.

You do not seem to breathe well

Stress can be related to respiratory problems, such as asthma. Many patients who are brought to hospital due to an asthma crisis admit they felt stressed before the episode. Observing the behavior of mice involved in some scientific experiments, researchers at the University of North Carolina noted that the most stressed animals were also those with multiple respiratory problems.

Your skin does not look the same again

The skin changes when we feel stressed. Acne may appear on our face or redness or pimples. Stress acts on a particular type of hormone that regulates the secretion of oils: when it is “inattentive”, our skin appears to be more fat than the usual and easy prey of acne. To make it healthier and brighter, we can act from the inside and integrate our antioxidant diet.

You’re taking the weight

If you are stressed, you may be brought to eat more and take more weight. Stress hormones act on the sense of satiety and slow down our metabolism. You cannot feel full because your body is stressed and requires more, and to make things worse you think about the fat, which is more easily deposited.